Basra International Hotel is a hotel in Basra, Iraq.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in Basra”. It opened in 1981. It stands about 3.2 km from the centre of Basra.[3]

Overview

The Basra International Hotel (Arabic: فندق البصرة الدولي) is a hotel on Shatt al-Arab bank in Al Ashar District, in Basrah, Iraq. The hotel was built in 1981 as the Basrah Sheraton Hotel & Casino. Sheraton severed ties with the hotel in 1991, at the time of the Gulf War, but the hotel continued using the name without permission for the next two decades until it closed after the Iraq War.

From “Basra International Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1981. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.2 km from the centre of Basra. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Basra International Airport (BSR), about 15 km from the centre of Basra.[4]

It is one of 2 hotels in and around Basra recorded in Wikidata, 2 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Basra International Hotel (Q4867868). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Basra International Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-20.
  3. ^ Basra (Q48195). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Basra. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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